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Harry Potter has almost too many characters to keep track of, so it’s no wonder that, while adapting the books, the films had to cut down several roles. While some are removed from the story entirely, others have a reduced role. A prominent example is Rita Skeeter (Miranda Richardson), who is introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as a journalist for the Daily Prophet, who spreads gossip about Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends. Some of what Rita Skeeter writes is true, and some of it is blatant lies, but the biggest issue is her inexplicable ability to know things she shouldn’t. Or, at least, inexplicable in the films. The book has an entire subplot that reveals how Rita Skeeter gets her information and what happens to her afterward, including criminal activity, blackmail, and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson).
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